Apple facing FaceTime bug lawsuit following lawyer claiming testimony was eavesdropped on

In what will likely be the first in a string of lawsuits, a Houston, Texas-based lawyer is suing Apple, alleging the recently uncovered FaceTime flaw allowed an unknown individual to listen in on a private conversation with one of their clients.

The complaint, which was filed in Houston, reads as follows:

Attorney Larry Williams II said the glitch intrudes on the privacy of “one’s most intimate conversations without consent,” according to the complaint he filed in state court in Houston. He said he was eavesdropped on while taking sworn testimony during a client deposition.

Williams is seeking punitive damage for ‘product liability’, ‘negligence,’ ‘warranty breach’ and ‘misrepresentation.’

It’s unclear exactly how long Apple has been aware of the FaceTime Group Chat glitch given the bug is removed in the latest iOS 12.2 public beta. Further, there is also evidence that the tech giant was contacted about the issue via multiple avenues prior to news concerning the bug breaking.

It’s unclear when Apple plans to release a fix for FaceTime’s Group Chat bug, though the company stated it plans to drop an update by the end of this week.

In order for the flaw to work you first needed to launch a conference call, input someone’s phone number and then add the number of an additional individual.

While waiting for the first person to pick up, if the second participant answers, the audio feed from the first contact was automatically turned on, allowing users to hear what the mic is picking up even if the other person doesn’t answer.

As it stands right now, FaceTime’s Group feature has been disabled.

Source: Bloomberg Via: 9to5Mac 

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